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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 "1986"- Chapter 15 "1989".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What note does Nani find at Tara's house which, after Antara reads it to her, she tells her it never happened?
(a) A note about Tara putting too much salt in Antara's khichdi.
(b) A note about the time Tara put chili in Antara's khichdi.
(c) A note about Tara putting potato in Antara's khichdi.
(d) A note about Tara putting too much lemon in Antara's khichdi.

2. What does Dilip's mother record on her phone on the drive from the airport?
(a) The tollbooths.
(b) The beautiful scenery.
(c) The litter.
(d) A small group of boys defecating outside.

3. What does Dilip find in Antara's studio which she had told him she lost?
(a) Her license.
(b) Tara's medicine.
(c) Her birth certificate.
(d) The photo she has been drawing pictures of every day.

4. What does Antara say she enjoyed killing as a child?
(a) Slugs.
(b) Worms.
(c) Ants.
(d) Spiders.

5. What is Tara's maid's name?
(a) Kashta.
(b) Kashi.
(c) Kali.
(d) Nani.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which animal killing in a zoo has turned Dilip into a vegetarian at the start of Chapter 8?

2. What is Kali Mata's birth name?

3. What is on Tara's face at the start of "1989" when she comes to see Antara and Kali Mata?

4. Why is Antara often wary of her mother's affection as a child in the ashram?

5. What does Tara say Antara smelled like in Chapter 10, which signified to her she had her period?

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